Cars best on gas: 2012 Nissan GTR

Thursday, March 19, 2015

2012 Nissan GTR

2012 Nissan GTR: If the rumours rising from Japan are correct, the next generation of Nissans shrieking beast could go hybrid when it is launched around 2012. Earlier this month Japans Best Car Magazine said the new model would be powered by a 328kW petrol engine and a 119kW electric motor, combining for a total max output of 447kW (or a nice round 600hp).

Despite the absolute commitment of Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn to electric vehicles as the future of his company, Marchs Geneva Motor Show played host to the Infiniti Essence a 441kW 3.7-litre twin-turbo V6 hybrid. At the time, spokesman for Nissans luxury division, Shiro Nakamura, said that the coupe (built on the same platform as the GT-R) was only a showpiece for now. But the latest reports suggest that a hybrid GT-R is a favoured project among Nissan engineers and could be within three years of a launch.